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When to use the following quotations marks and apostrophes? | If you haven't bought the textbook already/yet
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If you have some/any questions, please raise your hand. #1 (permalink) Wed Aug 13, 2008 15:06 pm   If you have some/any questions, please raise your hand.
 

1. If you have some questions, please raise your hand.
2. If you have any questions, please raise your hand.
What's the differecne in meaning between the above two sentences?
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If you have some/any questions, please raise your hand. #2 (permalink) Wed Aug 13, 2008 15:19 pm   If you have some/any questions, please raise your hand.
 

Hi Sitifan

The first sentence suggests that 'you' has already indicated that he/she has a question, or the speaker has a strong reason to believe or expect that 'you' will have questions.

In your first sentence, the situation could be that one or more students has been asking questions without raising their hand first (i.e. simply blurting out questions, interrupting the teacher and/or another student whenever and however they please).
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